Local Planning

In accordance with Chapter 30 F.S., the Office of Adoption and Child Protection charged each Circuit with creating a Local Planning Team responsible for adoption promotion and prevention of abuse, abandonment and neglect. Each Local Planning Team developed a Circuit local plan of action that was used by the statewide Advisory Council in developing the state’s plan of action for Child Abuse Prevention and Permanency. The Local Planning Teams addressed:

• Defining the magnitude of child abuse problems,
• Identifying strategies for ensuring that children are not abused,
• Developing a comprehensive approach for providing post adoptive support,
• Prioritizing local needs, and
• Making recommendations for change in your area as well as making recommendations for change at the state and federal levels.

The overarching goal with the work of the Local Planning Teams and the statewide Advisory Council is that all of Florida’s children are raised in healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. In the ideal, no child would ever suffer from abuse, abandonment or neglect, as well as all children available for adoption are adopted immediately into stable homes that love and nurture them for the rest of their lives. Please see the following links:

• Information used in plan development.

• Circuit Plans 2009-2010

The following documents are available for online review and downloading:

• Conveners and Contacts for the Local Planning Teams
• Request for Membership on a Local Planning Team
• Team Membership by Circuit
• Q/A Library for Local Planning Teams
• 2005-2010 Prevention Plan – State and Local Plans
• 2003-2004 Statewide Needs Assessment